Horse drinking-fountain.



F. A. THOMAS.

. HORSE DRINKING FOUNTA APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1,1 1 1,507, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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F. A. THOMAS.

HORSE DRINKING FOUNTAIN. v AIPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1913.

1, 1 1 1,507, Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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{UNITED ,sT rEs al l cohom citizen of the UnitedJStates,

' *F-Reth monr on PAwrUcKnT, RHO DEISLAN D.

. .fimf j Be it known that L'FREDA. T oMAs, a residing at i Pawtucket, in the cojunty; of.ProVidence and permitted to State o fiRhodelslandyhave invented anew {and useful Improvement in Horse, Drinking Fountains, of thegfollowing is a speci This invention relate's to certain new and useful improvements in; horseg, drinking fountains, and relates more particularly to means for conuerting ordinary drinking fountains possessedcof a single drinking basin, into a fountain which has individual drinking cups for a plurality animals.

The ordinary drinking fountains are ob-. jectionable for the reason that there is no meansi'or carryingoff any disease, germs or other matter which may be deposited in the bodyof water by ananimal or animals due to the fact thatthe water in the basinjismot overflow the edges thereof, con-.

sequently, more or less germsarealways re tained n the bas1n.;

obvious that each individual cupwill all; times supplied With a fresh] body of walte'r, the water in leaying the individual cups continuously lwashing and pcleansing th r c es. ibe 9f s 1 p b e max m im .s m-tary o d q 10f. eac 0 1p- Thereforeithe" present invention; has for its primary object. means'of simple: and. eco-;

nomical character which allows existing u n sanitary fountains to be readily converted into ones which, offer maximum I sanitary properties. i

illustr'ated arious equipped'ytiithfthe presentinyention- Fig.2

. is" acentral verticalfsectional HORSE DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

' Specification of Letters man-t; Applicationfil'd september1913; s ri rno. 791,397;

means Wherebythe pres-i ent' invention may begpractisedgwhich how ever areto be considered rather thellight:

of example than of eXh austive enumeration- In thedr'awing s' Figure "l isga topvpl a'n; iview partly broken away, qo:f ;,a. fountain i I I .lQW inimg-i I in ad i i n? e p le gi e er-mo efini h iapptarapeeitb the Ifountainand acts to support theindiyidu'al cup against any possible Patented Sept 22, 1914.

a isga top VieWiofa further modified form of the invention. F ig.]7 is a section on the-line 7 -7; .of Fig. '6. Fig. 8 iew of a .still further modificationof the 9 9 of,Fig.i8. 1 I 1 i a In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the foun- .1ta1nf1S;Sl 1-OWI1 of the type which includes a are;co1n;mon to ordinaryfountains, in every day use, andin order toconvertthe fountain intoa sanitary one the following structure is employed: An annular tubular member 3 is employed andconne'cted man suitable apipe l. A-series- 'of individual cups 5 are connected by means of short tubes or pipes 6,

Wltll the annular member 3, so that the latter may feed ,Water to each of thekcups. The ring like member, 3 rests on the bottom portion of the basin Qandis arranged; adjacent .tothe'outerside portions ofthe cup. The inner sideportionsof the cups mayibesup- I p ortediin; any suitable manner for instance Lbyflegs 7 which depend therefrom and may I seat on aring 8 that is usually formed on the bottomv of thebasimf Bytinspection of Fig.

I, drawings, it will be seen thatmthe top edgesvof the cups are located below the ywhich thescup. interiorsmay flow ove ythe redges' of the cupsgand down the sides same to enterthe basin, from which lattergthevtater is drainedin any suitable manneri A plate 9 is'employed, Which'latten has itsiperiphery supported by frictional coritact,with, the inner circumference of the basin, the plate being providediwitlifa numcberof openings corresponding'to the number of cups. employed, the latter passing through the vplateas shown in .Fig. {20f the drawings. The plate! is disposed below the upper edges perforations "10,- which latter allow the Water that leaves the cup .tofpass .downwardly to, {enter the basin and be drainedtherefrom. Thenpurpose of the plate is to prevent the portion oflthefbasin, andgflil lft ertoact as a the: supporting ;legs. 7 1 and oth'er, parts.

., I lateral movement invention,gand Fig. 9 is a section on the line manner to a source fyvater supply, such as top edges; oii-the basin, inordertliat the Water,

is a top plan central pillar 1 and' a basing which parts ,of the cups;and,is-proyided; with a series of animalszfrom havingjaccess tothe bottom nco yer ing for thewringjlike.;mernber. 3 andml InFigs. 3, 4 and 5 of the drawings means is shown to enable the conversion of a COHI- centric nipples 12 projecting upwardly therey from, thenipples supporting and communicating with the individual cups 13. Water is fed to the drum by means of a supply pipeleand the individual cups are connected by an integral plate 15 that is apertured over the edges of-the cups to pass through the apertures and enter the basin, where it is drained from the basin in any desired manner. I In Figs, 6 and? of the drawings the invention is shown applied to a type of fountain in which a substantially C-shaped basin 17-is secured to a supporting pedestal or pillar '18. In this'fo'rm of the invention an arcual pipe 19 has a series of-nipples 20 v iprojecting upwardly therefrom and into the bottoms of the cups 21-, the pipe 19 being closed at one end and having 1ts other end provided with an inlet 22' which leafdsin'to the pedestal 1S and is connected to any suit-. able source of supply' Thelower end portions of thecups are reduced to provide peripheral shoulders 23 which latter abut the upper'fa'ce of a plate 24, thepl'ate 24'-being shaped to fit the inner circumference of the basin, as shown in Fig. 6 and being provided with water outlets 25. "of the invention the cups are individually supported against downward movement by the shoulders23 as is evident froin'inspe'e-T t-i'on of'Fig. 7.

' tai having a rectangular form of basin 24 is shown. The perforated plate 25 has a v jInFigs. '8 and 9' of-the drawings a "01m rectangular contour to conform to theinner contour. of the basin, the plate being supported by legs 26- which seat on the bottom of the basin, and which support the-"plate at a p'ointbelow the upper edges of theiba'sin, The plate has openings to receive Y the indi-l vidualcu'p's 27 which'latter are sheuldered, at 2 8"'so as to havetheir downward move ment limited with respect to the} late 25.

A l'ongitudinal water supply pipe 2 is connected by nipplesBO tothe individual cups; The basin has "an outlet 31 throughwhich the wa'ste w'ater' drains.

3 Fro-m the abye it will be observed th'at the present invention "enable'si ordinary, drinking fountains to beconverted into ones gofpossessedof sanitary properties, the shape of the" fmmtain; basin merel necessitating alteration of the shape of the plate and: ar rangenientbf the cups, the latter arrangerne'n't involving corresponding the:

.0 shape of the was supplygpipe.

Having thus described "iii-refiner, i

In this form claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent Y 1. A device for converting a single basin drinking fountain'into one having individof the basin of a fountain, aserie's of indeing their upper edgeslocated above the plate, and common means to' supply water top "the cups. l i at 16, so as to allow the water thatflows a "plate for disposition below the upper edge 2. In a drink ng jreiinaiaa perforated ofthe basin, aseries'of individual drinking ends extending above and below the plate,

pendent cups secured to the plate and havp so i cups secured to the plate; and having their v and means belowjthe plate to supply water to" each cup."

I 3. A device adapter atepnd int-he basin of a drinking fountain including a perforated member "which extends horizontally and substantiallythroughout the area of the basin, a series of drinking cups. in conneetion with the member, and mews to supply water to the cups: j i

4. In a device of the type set forth, an apertured plate shapedperipherallyto engage the inner circumference of the basin of a drinking fountain, individual cups ar-' rangeclin said apertures, means below the plate to. supply Water to each cup, and means whereby the water overflowing from the cups may pass the plate andenter the basin. A device for converting a single basin drinking fountain into fonehavi g india series of individual cups, andme'ans'tohoth support the cups and to cover thebasinibottom to allow the animals to obtain waterfroin the *cups onl i vidual drinking cups includin 6. A device rorxconveaihg tangle-basin drinking fountain into one h vingindividual. drinking cups includingTa1series of individual cupg'andinieans to both support the cups-and toj cover the basin scram to allow the animals to obtainhwaterflfrom the cup ha m ns. n s eme emo the'wat'er which overflowsfrem' thecups to {contact with the-bottom tithe-b sin and said means being arranged abovetlie basin bottom in spaced relation to the latter;

7. A device for use with dri nking foun ans 'includingia water supply pip-ea series of individual drinking cups each connected to "said pipe, and a perforated platehaving "ceilings" formed to reeeive the eas,'1 the p ate ext'ending below the upper e" ges f the blips" and having a; peripheral contour stoimt ain basin interior; l

s; ,A device for on'ver which mirroring substantially to thatb'f; the

dual drinleng cups, imaging aliseriesirsf basin, and means insertible in the; basin and surrounding the cups and arranged over the basin bottom whereby to prevent the animal from having access to the basin bottom.

9; A devicefor converting asingle basin '1 drinking fountain into one having indi- "vidua-l drinking cups, including a plate Which is insertible in the basin and which v has its periphery shaped to generally cona means to supply Water to the cups.

10. A device for converting a single basin drinking fountain into one having individualdrinking cups, including a series of v individual drinking cups insertiblein the basin, and means insertible in the basin and surrounding the cups and arrangedto ex 1 tend to points adjacent to the side Walls of 20 the basin to prevent animals from h v ng access to the basin bottom.

In testimony whereof I have signed name to this specification in the two subscribing Witnesses.

, FRED A: THOMAS.

presence of Witnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. MILLER.

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